LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Georgia man was in custody after Nebraska State Patrol troopers said he drove more than 155 mph during a police pursuit near Lincoln early Monday.
The chase began when a trooper spotted Jamell Martinez, 33, of Hinesville, Georgia, driving 128 mph in a 65 mph zone on Interstate 80 near the downtown Lincoln exit, patrol spokesman Cody Thomas said.
The driver sped up when the trooper tried to stop the car, Thomas said.
Troopers were able to deploy "stop sticks" to slow the car, which stopped near the Millard exit, ending a pursuit that lasted less than 10 minutes, The Lincoln Journal-Star reported.
Martinez was arrested on suspicion of willful reckless driving, flight to avoid arrest and traffic violations.